Joker is the best movie of the year and I never want to watch it again | JOE.ie

One of the biggest reasons why fans love the character of The Joker so much is because, in his original version, nobody really knows where he came from or how he came to be who he is.

In 1980s Gotham, we met Arthur Fleck , a part-time professional clown and full-time wannabe comedian. He has a crush on his neighbour Sophie , and takes care of his frail mother Penny , who has an odd obsession with her former boss, Thomas Wayne . From the get-go, it is clear that director and co-writer Todd Phillips is not concerned with giving us a"comic book movie", as the obvious nods are towards Taxi Driver and The King Of Comedy, and some less obvious nods for American Psycho and Requiem For A Dream.

There is also the fact that Fleck - who is on several strong medications for a series of unconfirmed mental diagnosis - is made an accidental figurehead for an entire uprising of the lower classes in Gotham. They see him as a good guy who has had enough of what society has been constantly shovelling on him, but not as the clearly dangerous man that he obviously is.

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